Although the University of Pittsburgh is a public institution,
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher has not provided an email address for community
use, so this letter was hand-delivered. The Chancellor has again chosen
not to respond. Marches will continue in front of the Cathedral of Learning
and elsewhere.

Dear Chancellor Gallagher:

On September 5, 2014, I delivered a letter requesting a meeting with
you, but you did not respond to my inquiry. This is now the second time
I am requesting a meeting with you.

I read about where your grandfather, almost 101 years old, lived and
I certainly hope that he and your grandmother had neighborhood experiences
that were relatively devoid of stress. Unfortunately far too many longtime
residents of Oakland suffer continuously at the hands of the University
and its massive presence in the community. I asked former Chancellor
Mark Nordenberg and his administrators (through written communication
only, because in 18 years he never once granted me an audience) for support
in ending that suffering. If Chancellor Nordenberg had offered his assistance,
I would not need to be writing to you now. Progress to end our community's
problems has been woefully inadequate.

My mother, who passed away in March, and a countless number of exceptional
longtime Oakland residents were never able to experience a new beginning
for the community. Will my father, nearly 99 years old, and other elderly
longtime residents of Oakland suffer the same fate? Do you care?

Update: Chancellor Gallagher responded in a letter dated October 15,
and a meeting was held on October 28 with Chief of Staff Reynolds Clark,
Vice Chancellor Paul Supowitz, and Assistant Vice Chancellor John Wilds.